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Wall St opens flat as Honeywell and Aetna weigh


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened little changed on Monday as reduced outlooks from diversified manufacturer Honeywell Inc and health insurer Aetna Inc sparked caution.

    The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 21.38 points, or 0.24 percent, to 9,071.86. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 2.22 points, or 0.23 percent, to 977.04. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 2.41 points, or 0.12 percent, to 1,963.55.

    (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)